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RECOGNITION

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GOING GREEN Live green and be budget wise Page 16

TRAIL’S END

Auntie Stone: Fort Collins’ first female pioneer Page 17

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people from across the United States and the world are moving to Colorado.

The highways are jammed with cars morning, noon and night. Many of us are attempting to avoid rush hour The Avs were traffic, but most of good, but in all the freeways start honesty, I think the loading up around Wild team was bet3:30 p.m. everyday ter. We’ll see how and in the mornings they fare against the traffic is heavy Chicago. well after 9 a.m.

It was really good One person per entertainment and car or truck and we was almost as much wonder what do all fun as the earlier By Bob Sweeney of these people do poker game. and where are they The Rockies, same night, had going with that high priced gasa 4-0 lead in the last innings in oline?

Phoenix and were tied going to We all depend upon our extra innings and lost on a walk- smartphones and I briefly lost off homerun. mine this week. It slid under It was a bad night for Colo- the car seat not to be found until rado sports with both teams my good wife reached her hand showing great promise with under the seat and found the younger players performing hiding phone much to my relief. well – but still losing.

She earned a Mother’s Day dinColorado is well endowed ner for that maneuver. with things to do from New Life has become a slave to the York stage plays and symphony little black box that contains all concerts, to baseball, football, of our contacts and daily schedbasketball, hockey, lacrosse, ules and demands are constant rugby, and mountain skiing, attention. hiking, fishing, and then add Look around everywhere in gaming, dining, and moun- and people are talking on their tain entertainment. No wonder phones; do we really need to

The Last Hand

Deal, deal cried the losers The bell around our neck

Played some Texas Hold’em poker with my neighbors last week. This is a monthly endeavor playing for points and prizes.

The group is well organized with Mona Miller, Ede Criss and Jim Martindale taking care of the arrangements for the players.

This is a sort of a do-it-yourself deal with the players rotating the card dealing around the table with no professional dealers taking any rake off of the monthly entertainment.

There are some good players; Mona just seems to get good cards, as she flopped a straight and flush to win a big hand during the evening.

I washed out early and was home in time to watch the end of the Avalanche series with the Wild. Leading game seven with three minutes to go, they were tied and then defeated in the overtime. It was such a heartbreaking loss for the players, coaches and fans.

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talk that much?

I grew up in a generation where it cost a nickel or dime to use a pay phone to call anyone.

We showed up at times agreed and life was good, and you could depend upon people planning ahead and doing what they said without phone calls.

Driving and using a cellphone is dangerous. I do it sparingly and recognize that it does take my mind off the road and it is worse than drinking and driving. The signal light changes and the car in front of you sits there as the driver is talking on the phone.

It won’t be long until the legislature will ban certain types of handheld phones while driving a vehicle.

So it’s time to get away from it all, drive up the canyon or the parkway to Black Hawk or Central City and relax at a poker table, blackjack game, a wonderful buffet and just leave the phone in the car or pickup.

Take the bus and nap on the way up or on the way back.

We had a milk cow on that ranch and we could always find her in the dark because she had a bell around her neck. Hear the bell and find the cow to milk. www.coloradogambler.com Kind of reminds me of my cellphone.

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10X Penny Points

Every Thursday, earn 10X points on penny slots all day.

Mustang Grill

Mother’s Day Promotion

The Z Casino Mustang Grill is now open with an exciting new menu. Try our specialties which include the amazing Prime Rib dinner or Z Ribs now only $7.77, located on the 3rd floor.

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Pebble Beach Trip Giveaway

Mardi Gras Casino is proud to present Pebble Beach Golf Giveaway. You could win the golfer›s dream vacation on Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m., when we give away a three-day, two-night vacation for two. Package includes airfare, accommodations, transportation and greens fees. Earn entries from April 24 through May 24, one entry for every 250 base points or two and a half hours of tracked table games play.

$40,000 Cash Frenzy

Get your frenzy on now – May 3rd and head up to Z Casino for $40,000 Cash Frenzy Drawings. Win up to $250 in Z-Play during our April daily drawings. The drawings will be every other hour from noon – 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and every hour Friday through Sunday.

$100,000 Grand Opening Celebration

Get royal rewards this May with our $500,000 Royal Riches promo. More than 100 players will get a shot at the $500,000 during the Friday and Saturday drawings, happening every other hour from 4 – 10 p.m. Get one entry for every 10 base points on slots or 30 minutes tracked table games play.

Starting May 4, come check out the amazing promotions we have to offer. Monday through Friday we will have two $100 in Z-Play winners every other hour from noon – 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays we will have one $250 in Z-Play winner every hour from noon - midnight. Every winner will also have a chance to double their money by drawing out of our Turbo drawing barrel. On May 31, we will have special $100 in Z-Play drawings every 30 minutes from noon – 10 p.m. and at 10:30 p.m. we will have one $3,000 in Z-Play winner and four $500 in Z-Play winners.

Derby Dash Wednesdays

Giveaways

Royal Riches

Swipe your A-Play Club Card at any promotion kiosk and spin to win Free Slot Quickplay or other great prizes. No point requirement for the first swipe. Get an additional swipe after earning 200 base points on slots.

Stop by Z Casino on May 9 for our Grand Opening T-shirt giveaway, May 10 for our Z Casino Hat giveaway, May 11 for out Z Casino Mug giveaway and May 31 for our Grand Opening commemorative Z Casino Pint Glass giveaway.

Table Games

We have all your favorites from craps to three card poker. Just play for 10 minutes in the Z Spot Pit and receive $10 in promo chips. The party begins with Z.

May Flowers

Win your share of more than $20,000 in cash and prizes with our $20,000 May Flowers. You have a chance to win whether you have an A-Play Card or not with this sweet drawing. Drawings are every Sunday in May from 1 – 5 p.m.

Summer Classic Rock

Mardi Gras Casino presents the Sounds of Summer Block Parties and concert series.

Join us on May 31 for our Rockstock Block Party from 2 – 10 p.m. There will be live music, lots of food and loads of fun. Don›t miss out on the most fun you can have with our Sounds of Summer parties, monthly through August.

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and 10X points on slots.

6X Points

Z Casino is the place for the most points. 6X points on slots every Monday and Thursday.

Take a ride on us

Z Casino offers convenient free shuttle service directly to Johnny Z’s Casino in Central City. Shuttle runs Thursdays ,noon – 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, noon – midnight, and Sundays, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Free Valet parking every day

Our valet hours are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Z Bucks is now open

Head to the 2nd floor and get your favorite frappuccino, cappuccino, mocha and more.

Guests 50 and older reap the rewards every Monday and Tuesday. Earn 5X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Plus, earn 50 base points for a free meal in the Garden Buffet or pay only $4.99. Take advantage of discounted menu items in The Café during select hours and receive a $20 bus refund when you earn 200 base points.

Park, Play, Free Buffet

Receive a free meal at the Garden Buffet every Wednesday through Sunday, when you park with Saratoga’s complimentary valet service and earn 20 base points. For complete details, visit Guest Services.

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Thanks Mom

Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11. Every mom gets a FREE carnation and a FREE meal at The Garden Buffet! Plus, kids older than 21 get a $5 buffet with mom.

$5 Promo Play for email

Put your email to work – provide a valid email address not already on file at Saratoga and receive $5 Promo Play just for signing up, plus you’ll be eligible for exclusive email promotions.

Play with your Club card for a chance to win one of 20 designer purses from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Look inside and you may find a bonus $500 Promo Play.

5 Million Point Giveaway

We are giving away $1 million points every Friday in May from 2 – 11 p.m. Be one of 10, 100,000 point winners each Friday by playing with your Player Extras Club card.

11 p.m. Earn entries for every 100 base points on slots and every 30 minutes of rated play on table games from Sunday to Saturday.

Gas and Cash Slot Tournament

Play up to two rounds every Wednesday in May from 10 a.m. to noon. Start earning points at 9 a.m. The top 10 individual scores win and compete in the finals at 12:30 p.m.

Multiplier Mania

On Sunday, May 18: 5X points and 5X entries on slots and 2X points and 2X entries on video poker and Keno.

Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

Sunday, May 25 – Monday, May 26, free hot dogs and patriotic flag pins to the first 500 guests.

Memorial Day

Veterans and active Military receive a FREE meal at the Garden Buffet from noon – 7 p.m.

Get ready for summer with a 16-piece dish set. On Thursday, May 8, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. after earning 20 unadjusted points. Visit the Players Club to collect your dish set while supplies last.

Limit two per guest.

Paradise 50 Plus

Each Sunday, all guests age 50 or better can join the Paradise 50 Plus club. You will receive 3X points on all slots, 2X points on video poker, a free ice cream and a Free Calypso’s Buffet after earning five unadjusted points. For complete details, visit the player’s club.

Bus Fare Refund

The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $20. Simply earn 35 unadjusted points on your player’s card and present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services. Table Games and Poker players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

Sign Up To Win $500

All new members of the IsleOne player’s club will receive a scratch ticket after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card.

Play And Stay

Mother’s Day Purse Giveaway Hot Seat

$52,000 Pick It, Win It and 10X Points Mother’s Day Multiplier BBQ Thirteen guests will win up to $800 in cash Join the Z Team on Mother’s Day May 11 & Buffet and Memorial Day May 26 for a delicious BBQ and Promo Play prizes each Saturday from 2 –

Spend Mother’s Day with us and enjoy 7X points on penny machines and 2X points on video poker machines all day, Sunday, May 11. And while you’re here, treat the special mom in your life to our Champagne Brunch in the Bourbon Street Café & Buffet, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saratoga 50+

Dish Set Giveaway

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Wheels Or Deal 2

Win a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee or up to $30,000 cash on May 24. Random $1,000 drawings between 4 – 11 p.m., Jeep Grand Cherokee drawing at 6 p.m. Receive 25X entries every Tuesday for every 20 unadjusted points earned. Guests will receive one free entry on promotion day and additional entries with each set of 20 unadjusted points earned.

Mystery Gift/Cash

Win a gift, cash or both. Swipe your card at any of the three gold kiosks after earning 20 unadjusted points. Bring your winning slip to the Players Club or Cashier Services to receive your prize.

Mystery Point Multiplier

Receive up to 15X points Thursday, May 15 and 29. Swipe your card at any of the three gold kiosks to reveal your point multiplier. Bring your slip to the Players Club or Cashier Services prior to playing. Point multiplier not valid on video poker. Plus, earn five unadjusted points and receive a free buffet.

Golden Ticket

Win up to $500 instantly. Enjoy a tasty chocolate bar after earning 20 unadjusted points. If you find the golden ticket you win $500, noon – 10 p.m. Non-winners can enter the second chance drawings for $250, 7 – 10 p.m.

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Play 30 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through Thursdays between 8 a.m. and midnight and stay the night on us.

Check with the Player’s Club or Cashier Services once you have earned your points to receive your hotel offer. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply...

Poker Room

Bad Beat –The Bad Beat Jackpot Pool as of April 22 was $149,067. That means Aces full of 10’s through Kings beaten would pay over $14,906 or 10% of the total jackpot pool. With 3 Aces on the board still qualifying, this is the easiest way to win a bad beat around. Quad 2’s through 7’s beaten would pay more than $74,533 or 50% and Quad 8’s or better beaten would pay over $111,800 or 75%. For complete rules, please contact the Poker Room at 303998-7905.

Free Food – The Isle provides free food for poker players seated in a live cash game or tournament including: Hot & Fresh pizza, hot dogs, brats, 2 varieties of soup, nacho’s & cheese, chili, as well as vanilla, strawberry or chocolate milkshakes made to order.

Tournaments – Monday through Friday, there will be two tournaments each day in at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Every Thursday is Omaha Day at the Isle with 2 weekly Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tournaments to choose from. For complete information, please contact the Poker room at 303-998-7905.

Calypso’s Buffet

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Continued from Page 4 breads, tender chicken and beef entrées, wood stone-baked pizzas and savory side dishes. Enjoy succulent crab legs 7 nights a week with our dinner buffet.

points played. Final drawing will be held Sunday, May 25, when three lucky players will be chosen to win either the BIG Ford F-150 truck or BIG bucks! See guest services for rules and additional details for all promotions.

Mystery Point Multiplier Thursdays

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Sounds of Summer

Join us on Saturday, May 24, to kick off Sounds of Summer, which will include a huge summer barbeque and live music in the parking lot. The Long Run will be serenading the crowds with the Eagles greatest hits.

Then continue the party inside where flair bartenders will be showing off their skills and handing out Lady Luck Swag.

Truck and Bucks

Starting April 11 – May 25, play for your chance to win a brand new Ford F-150.

Guests will receive one free entry daily and additional entries for every 100 unadjusted

Starting at noon until 8 p.m., guests can swipe their player’s card at kiosks located at the promotions area and to the right of the main cage. Guests will play a game to reveal a point multiplier for the promotional day.

Point multipliers can be 2X, 3X, 5X, 7X, 10X or 20X! Guests must redeem voucher at the promotions area prior to playing to receive points. Point multiplier is valid from time of registration until midnight on Thursdays in May.

Kings Krushed Getting beat is not so bad Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Lady Luck Poker Room. Win $20 in Bounce Back coupons if your pocket Kings are Krushed by a higher ranked hand in any live Hold’em game.

Promotion runs every Tuesday and Thursday in May, 3 – 11 p.m.

Skee Ball Play your way into cash and extra Truck and Bucks entries Fridays and Saturdays in May. Guests will receive one free entry on Skee ball play days and additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points. Every hour of Skee ball, five lucky guests will be chosen to play. Top prize $100! Guests will also have the chance to win additional entries for Truck and Bucks Drawing held on May 25.

Cash Cube Spring in to grab some green every Tuesday in May. Starting at noon – 8 p.m., one winner will be selected every half hour to grab some cash from the cash cube. Winners will have one minute to grab as much cash as they can.

Slot Tournament

Sign up for our free slot tournament Monday mornings, 9 – 10:45 a.m. Then starting at 11 a.m., play for the Moolah. Not happy with your score? No problem. In May all guests will play two times and the second round score will be multiplied. The top five high scorers will be awarded a cash prize. Top prize $250. After, join us for a bonus drawing when two tournament

player names will be drawn for $100. Guests must be present to win cash drawing.

Bingo

Join us on Saturday May 10, 18 and 24. Top prize $50. Register, 10 – 10:45 a.m. for a FREE Bingo pack. Games start at 11 a.m.

Play and Stay

Sundays through Wednesdays, earn a free room. To earn, play 500 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card. Play 4 hours at table games or play 6 hours in a live poker game. Visit guest services or speak to a table games supervisor to redeem offer. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Club 40

Join us twice a week, Wednesdays and Fridays, for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 unadjusted points on their Player’s Card. Make sure to check out Otis & Henry’s brand new Blue Plate Specials menu.

Bus Fare Redemption

Every day in May guests who play with a Lady Luck Player’s Card can receive up to $18

cash back on bus fare. Earn 300 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card. Just play 3 consecutive hours at table games or 3 hours in a live poker game. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Monte Carlo

The new Monte Carlo Jackpots are up and running with 12 individual progressive prizes.

There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes and any 4 of a kind.

Lady Luck Poker

The Bad Beat Jackpot is now a decreasing qualifier. Starting at Ace’s full of Jacks and decreasing each week to Ace’s full of Deuces’ until it hits.

And make sure to check out the new Bounce Back Bonus offers!

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play.

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play.

• Be in a game by 11 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play.

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Sundays in May Drawings happen on the hour, 1pm to 5pm.

Mother’s Day Multiplier

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SUNDAY, MAY 11

2 x 7 x POINTS POINTS ON SLOTS

ON VIDEO POKER

FINAL DRAWING MAY 31 More than 100 players get the chance to win $500,000!

Drawings every Friday and Saturday at 4pm, 6pm, 8pm & 10pm. Earn one entry for every 10 base points on slots or 30 minutes of tracked table games play.

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Gaming

Thinking About Poker: Staying Alert

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hroughout position opened with the course a raise to about 4X the of these arbig blind and got three ticles, I have callers (NOT me – I focused on think I had something and emphasized the like 10-4). The flop need for players to brought another bet remain alert while from the lead bettor;

By Drew Chitiea playing. Even when one opponent folded, not involved in a hand, remaining another called and the bet put the alert to what’s going on can result third player all-in. in information about a player; After the turn was shown, the their strategies, mindset, level(s) lead bettor wagered the maximum of aggression and so forth. Allow- - $100 – and before the remaining oneself to be distracted when ing player had a chance to act, the not in a hand essentially removed lead bettor exposed his cards. The some potential bullets of informa- floor was immediately called over tion from your bandolier of knowl- and the ruling made that house edge about the game. policy dictates that if any hand is reEven worse than inattention vealed prior to completion of play, when not in a hand is not being alert that hand is dead. The lead bettor when playing a hand, an example whined that he thought he was only of which I witnessed while playing up against the all-in player (So the at the local Pokertorium one after- question then remains, why bet if noon. It was a loose-passive $1/$2 you thought your only opponent - $100 ‘no-limit’ game with an av- was all-in?) and didn’t see the third erage of seven players seeing the players’ cards. In any case, the rulflop when the following hand came ing stood; his cards were mucked along. One player in early-middle and bet pulled into the pot. He lost

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a C-note and the prior bets due to inattention to the game.

Whatever the lead bettor had – and I confess I didn’t make note of the cards in this ‘drama in real life’ – he was blinded to the action by his holdings. Whatever he had brought on a sort-of tunnel vision in anticipation of raking in a goodsized pot; what we in aviation called ‘target fixation’. One’s eyes and attentions are so tightly glued to the prize (the ‘target’) that details of other things going on around you either fades into the background or worse, become invisible until it’s too late. The cure for this is to be focused but not so that one ceases to be aware of one’s surroundings. Remaining alert to the game but vigilant that something – or someone – doesn’t come out of left field and blindside you. And do NOT reveal your cards until the dealer indicates it’s time to do so.

On another note, I came closer to a bad beat than I have in years when I took the small end of one in San Diego when I had

my quad Queens beaten by quad Kings. I raised into the pot with Kd – Qd and got two callers and the Big Blind tagging along. The flop brought 8c – 9d – Jd; I had the second nut flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw. Surprisingly, the player in first position bet about half the pot; I put him on either a straight or flush draw, perhaps trips. If he were drawing to the Ace of diamonds then my flush draw would finish in second place.

I didn’t think he had a high Ace combination, as he didn’t raise the blinds pre-flop. If the board paired I was extremely vulnerable to a full house, so I called the bet to see what the turn would bring. Surprising me even more, the 10d on the turn gave me a straight flush, which pretty well negated any danger from whatever my opponent was drawing to. He bet which blew away the remaining opponent, so now the chore for me was, how do I maximize what I could get from my opponent?

If I raised his bet he might get

Poker and hiking have similar risks

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laying poker is much like hiking along a high alpine ridge: On all sides there are slippery slopes, long falls and opportunities for short cuts. But if a hiker – or BY player – takes it slow, plans LARRY cautiously avoiding shortJOHNSON cuts while making aggressive moves as situations dictate, they will achieve their goal. was in danger of continuing to In hiking, the goal is to avoid fall. Even if not intentional, I the pitfalls and complete the hike. do appreciate their input on my In poker the goal is to be a win- game - Thanks. ning player. A hiker can slip, can Nick, a strong local player, said have something fall on them or while playing in an absolutely simple tire out thus not achieving wild $30 - $60 ½ Kill Hold’em their goal. In poker it’s the same game at The Ameristar Casino, way - a player can slip by playing a “Well, when the game gets looser bad hand, have something fall on I always thought the rule was to them with a bad beat, or just tire play tighter.” As we were talking, out allowing their play to become I was in the process of calling $60 weak and predictable. with a Jh - Kc / and losing $200 A critical realization came to on a missed draw. me the other day after two play“Just a little bit later and after ers I respect both made com- a few more busted draws, I was ments that made me see I had down another $400 when one of fallen down a slippery slope and the more consistent local players,

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poker talk

Bill, leaned over when I called $90 asking “So show me what $90 buys.”

Normally I would never show the hand but for some reason I did, letting him peek at my 9c - 7c. Six players saw the flop of 7h - 6c - 10c. I had flopped middle pair with an inside straight draw along with a flush draw and was stuck in the pot to the bitter end.

Definitely a big hand if it came in. Unfortunately, the turn was a Jh and the river a 4s with heavy betting on both cards. As I sheepishly tossed my hand into the muck after the river hit, Bill looked at me and with a finality that broached no discussion and said, “Never would have been there.”

As I sat there thinking about it, the reality of my recent poor play hit me like a hammer in the forehead. I had called 7 of the previous 10 hands with only one being a real technically sound hand

(Ah - Qh) and it had actually won.

I was down nearly $600 in that time. Basically, I had allowed myself to fall into the wild and crazy play at the table - and simply put, I am not good enough (or rich enough) to play that way.

Shame on me - I know better.

Interestingly enough we had a gentleman at our table that was up nearly $4,000 through some really off the wall play. Well, as I continued to sit back I listened and found he was talking about the $3,000 he had lost the night before and the $2,000 he had lost at the other table today. Hmmm the true story comes out.

In hiking, this player would be the one taking the shortcut - trying to find the easy way down, and in many cases would lead others to disaster. In poker, this player is attempting to shortcut the keys to being a winning player - patience, care, and knowledge, tied in with some timely aggression.

As in hiking - the shortcut always looks easier and even a bit more

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the willies and figure me out for a high flush; if he held the A-x of diamonds, my reraise could alert him to being up against a straight flush – so I just called. My plan was to either raise him if he bet out on the river, or if he didn’t then I would try to size my bet to get him to call. The river was a blank and he bet out the max - $100. I ‘thought’ about it for a suitably long time then raised him back another $100. When he called and revealed my straight flush, he allowed, as that was one of two hands he could put me on…but he called anyway.

He held the 6d – 7d and we originally thought if the 8c was the 8d we might have had straight flush beaten by straight flush and gotten to the bad beat. But then it was pointed out that only his 7d would play for the higher straight flush and thus even if the magic 8d came, it would not qualify for the bad beat. Well, phooey!

So stay alert in the game, good people, and keep thinking about poker!

adventurous, but in the end usually leads one astray.

In hiking this means getting lost or falling. In poker, this means losing hand after hand “hoping” for the big pot. In reality, that is not poker - that is simply sitting down hoping for a miracle.

If that’s the game I want to play, I might as well just not even look at my cards and simply continue to hope.

So, time to get back to “My Game.” Rather than go for the draw I am going to wait, go in with the best, and bet with the best. If not - I will wait for the right spot.

And, if doesn’t hold up or if a hand or two loses that’s all right because the next time it will win and win big.

Slow, steady, and alertness will get that hiker to the end of the ridge and that same slow, steady and alert attitude will get a poker player into the exclusive Winning Poker Player Club and more importantly, keep them there.

Remember - Play your Game.

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Recognition

Casino women of Black Hawk, Central City

Summers returned to Idaho and applied for an administrative assistant job at Cactus Pete’s Resort Casino, located just south of the Idaho border in Jackpot, Nev. From there, she moved up through the ranks to become hotel manager, director of hotel operations, assistant and then acting general manager.

Next stop was Caesars Tahoe Resort Casino, Lake Tahoe for two years as director of hotel operations before heading back to Jackpot as senior vice president Shirley Smith, and general manager and ultimately landing at Amowner Wild Card, eristar Black Hawk in 2012.

Sasquatch, and Summers calls her mothBlack Hawk er her biggest cheerleader and says her mom’s love and supStation, Black Hawk Shirley Smith port made her who she is today.

Shirley Smith, who is genShe also credits former Ameristar erally considered the doyenne of colleague Angie Frost for providing the casino women, started at Colorado professional guidance during her early casino State University, Fort Collins, intending to be a large animal veterinarian. Having grown up on career.

Summers is married with two daughters and a farm in New Castle with horses and cattle, she had handled these animals all her life. But that two granddaughters. In her free time, she enjoys dream bumped up against the now archaic rule travel, shopping and sitting down with a good that women could only attend CSU’s Veterinary book.

Teaching Hospital to treat small animals.

“So,” says husband Ed, “she quit and got mar- Shannon Keel, ried.”

The Smiths opened Black Hawk’s first casino, general Wild Card, on Oct. 1, 1991, at 8 a.m., a date and manager time etched in her memory. Managing three caReserve sinos, as well as running a household of four chilCasino dren, kept Smith’s hands full.

Now, with all four of the Smith children en- Hotel, gaged in some aspect of casino management and equipment, she has slightly more time for her Central hobbies of snowmobiling, four-wheeling and City hunting, but mostly, she prefers spending time Hailing with her 11 grandchildren. from Hacienda Smith is optimistic about the future of the Heights, Calif., industry, but is watching the 12 upcoming bal- Shannon Keel lot measures covering legislation on video lottery headed for Caliterminals, horse racing and gaming limits that fornia State UniShannon Keel are cleared for voter approval this fall. versity, Long Beach to major in business marSherri Summers, vice president keting with an emphasis on hospitality management and food services. She and general manager got her start in the hotel industry at a grand location, working at the largest Hyatt Ameristar Casino hotel outside of Las Vegas, the Hyatt Resort Spa, Regency Chicago, where she stayed Black Hawk for four years. She then moved to Sherri Summers the Hyatt in Lake Tahoe as huruns the high-rise man resources manager. That that is Ameristar was her start with the gaming with what her colside of the Hyatt Corporation, leagues describe as where she got her first taste of an integrated and the gambling industry. profit-focused apShe’s been general manager proach. Starting out at the Reserve for a year and foreon an Idaho farm, she sees a slow but steady recovery for headed for International Colorado gaming, but, she says, it’s Air Academy (now the Innot going to be easy.

Sherri Summers ternational Air and Hospi“It won’t be like it used to be,” she tality Academy) in Vancouver, says, “when you could just open your Wash., after her high school gradudoors and people would flock in. Since the ation. economy crashed in 2008, people are spending After four years working in aviation in Texas, their money differently, they’re saving money

By Vi Cooper

The pundits may call them the gentler sex, yet the women in the top echelons of the gaming world of Black Hawk and Central City are dynamos in a field long dominated by men, wielding influence far greater than their numbers would suggest.

The Colorado Gambler pays tribute to each of these women who have carved a niche for themselves in our mountain communities.

May 6 - 19, 2014

differently. Besides, there are more casinos here now, more competition for the guests’ dollars.”

Her mother, Keel says, is a strong-willed independent person who always supported her in her life choices.

Her mom, who works in health services administration in California, will visit Keel and her husband Joseph in their Arvada home this month, and, with a visiting aunt, help the Keels put in their sizable garden. Along with gardening, Keel enjoys running and watching sports.

Loralee Lamping, guest services operations center manager Lady Luck and Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

Denverite Loralee Lamping was working for a beer company when her job required driving past a certain blackjack dealer school. That school piqued the interest of the Bear Creek High graduate who studied busiLoralee Lamping ness at the University of Colorado Denver campus. She decided to give it a try, and wound up dealing blackjack and opening Johnny Z’s, as well as at jobs with Tara Aragon, several other casinos.. director of Lamping enjoyed her first five years in the gaming world, even joining Ladmarketing broke’s and heading to Cancun to Isle Casino open a casino there. While in Mexico, Hotel she was promoted to cage manager and learned even more about manBlack aging operations than she had as a Hawk dealer.

Colorado naReturning to Colorado, Lamping moved to Black Hawk and lived in tive Tara Aragon the Valentine House there for several grew up practiyears. She now lives in Lakewood with cally next door her husband and 12-year-old daughter. to Black Hawk Tara Aragon Lamping credits Gwen Walden, her manin Idaho Springs ager at Bullwhackers, with honing her skills as a and graduated from cage manager.

Clear Creek High School.

“Gwen had faith in me when I had very little Unsure of future direction, she headed faith in myself,” she said. “She taught me every for Cheyenne, Wyo., where she tended aspect of money management and cage operabar while attending classes at Laramie tions, which led me to where I am today.”

Community College.

Besides her passion for the gaming world, After a while, she decided to head Lamping is an avid golfer. for home, and applied for what she thought was a summer job at the Riviera Carolyn McCoy, advertising Casino as an adminisand promotions specialist trative assistant.

“My office was Saratoga Casino, right next door to Black Hawk marketing, and they Army brat Carolyn McCoy moved always needed around the country a lot growing up help,” she said. with an Army journalist dad. After She became graduating from Ohio University advertising coorin Athens, Ohio, where she studied dinator, moving hospitality, she broke into the gaming world with a five-week stint as a to Isle of Capri bartender before moving into maras a data base keting operations. manager in 2008.

McCoy credits her mother, a single From that post, parent of three children, for instilling four years later she within her a strong work ethic. was named director of “Although she was a workaholic while Carolyn McCoy marketing. raising us, she always made time for her Aragon credits her parkids,” she said. ents for passing on their strong McCoy is a parent herself, having just rework ethic and says they have always supported turned from maternity leave after the birth of her her. Mom and dad moved to Black Hawk, Aragon now three-month old daughter, Avery. The Mcsays, which gives her a place to stay on snowy Coys live in Nederland. winter days if she prefers not to drive to her ArWhen asked about her outlook for the indusvada home. try, Carolyn says she hopes gaming remains a Aragon enjoys riding her bicycle and attend- personal activity, with guests coming to the casiing summer concerts. She recently took up golf nos to participate actively, not isolated in online gambling. and says, “It’s not as relaxing as they say.”

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$60,000 Bahamas Getaway

The party’s at Johnny Z’s, win a trip for two in our Johnny Z’s $60,000 Bahamas Getaway Drawings. Win up to $250 at each drawing. $500 at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and 8 p.m. on Sundays. Receive 5 finalist entries every time you win. The grand prize drawing will be May 3 at 9:30 p.m., win a trip for two to the Bahamas or be one our four $500 cash prizes. Stick around for our $250 drawings at 10 p.m., 11 p.m. and midnight.

$10,000 Doublin’ Dice

$10,000 Doublin’ Dice, head to the Z-Spot Pit and win up to $200 at each drawing. Daily drawings from 1 – 9 p.m. every other hour. Every day this month.

May Pay Day

Starting May 4 at Johnny Z’s join us for our May Pay Day drawings. Win up to $500 in Z-Play at each drawing. We will have two drawing winners every other hour from noon – 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sundays from noon – 6 p.m.

We will have two $250 in Z-Play winners at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and 8 p.m. on Sundays.

$10,000 Lucky 21

$10,000 Lucky 21 drawings starting May 4 head to the Z-Spot Pit and win up to $200 at each drawing. Daily drawings from 1 – 9 p.m. every other hour. Every day this month!

Memorial Day Join the Z Team on Memorial Day, May 26, for a delicious BBQ and 10X points on slots.

60 Annual Berthoud Day June 7 th

The Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the 60th Annual Berthoud Day Celebration.

Events include a pancake breakfast hosted by the Boy Scouts, a 5K run hosted by Berthoud Habitat for Humanity, Northern Colorado’s best parade, children’s activities, vendors, food, beer and entertainment in Berthoud Town Park.

The Pancake Breakfast hosted by Boy Scout Troop 6 begins at 6:30 a.m. at Third Street and Mountain Avenue in the Lions Club Depot building, which is $6 for adults and $4 for kids 12 and younger.

Next up is the Habitat for Humanity 5K Run that begins at 10 a.m. in Fickel Park.

Northern Colorado’s best parade begins at 11 a.m. on Second Street, turns on to Mountain

Avenue to Eighth Street The parade theme is the 60th Diamond Jubilee for Berthoud Day. Entertainment begins at noon in Berthoud Town Park.

Go back in time to watch the Berthoud Blues Base Ball game at 3 p.m. in the open field between Eighth Street and Tenth Street, south of Welch Avenue.

There are still openings for parade entries and vendors booths in the park. Go to www. berthoudcolorado.com and click on News & Events, 2014 Berthoud Day for entry and vendor forms.

For more information about Berthoud Day 2014 and the Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce, call the Chamber office at 970-532-4200 or email bcc@berthoudcolorado.

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Fridays & Saturdays starting at 4 p.m., through May 26. $200 Guaranteed Winners on the hour, $100 Progressive Prizes on the half-hour and $300 + Progressive awarded at 11 p.m. Earn entries with every 150 base points played on your Player’s Club card starting March 30. Earn 4X entries on slots and 2X entries on video poker with all your play on Wednesdays.

On-the-hour, we will draw for a guaranteed $200 winner. On-the-half-hour through 10 p. m. we draw one name for a $100 prize. If our winner is here they collect the prize, if not it gets added to the 11 p.m. prize, which could be up to $1,000.

All entries go in the giant barrel for the Memorial Day Monday, May 26, drawing for a brand new 2014 Mini Cooper Convertible courtesy of Ralph Schomp Automotive. Five winners will try keys to win one of four $500 first prizes, or the Mini Cooper Grand Prize.

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Enjoy our 8 oz. slow-roasted Prime Rib Special, accompanied by choice of potato with seasonal vegetables, for just $5.99 from 11 a.m., just by having a player’s card. Prime Rib special is also available for $14.99 with no card. Not to be combined with any other discount or coupon.

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Enjoy FREE Bingo every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a $100 PRIZE for each game. Players with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

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$200 Drawings every Half Hour from 2 – 6 p.m. Sundays May 11 and 18, at Century feature $200 drawings every half hour from 2 – 6 p.m. Every player with a Century Casino Player’s Card can get one entry to the drawing per drawing day, additional entries are available to players who receive our mail.

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Get 4X entries on slots and 2X entries on video poker every Wednesday for our Friday and Saturday cash drawings, or for a 2014 Mini Cooper Convertible on May 26 at 10 p.m.

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Players can text “LUCKY” to 313131 to receive an immediate offer for three free entries for that weekend’s drawings or a Free Spin to win up to $1,500. By joining the “Lucky” Club players will receive surprise LUCKY offers via text message. Messaging and text rates may apply.

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Players who receive our monthly mailer will receive an offer for a mystery multiplier amount every Monday up to 5X points. Players do not need a coupon or to approach the club before playing. They will automatically receive their selected mystery multiplier amount every Monday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Humor

Celebrating the Finder in Chief

This column is ber, it’s no wonder dedicated to all mothers occasionthose mothers who ally put wet clothes worry that, if they in the dryer and leave town, their forget to turn it on. family will have It’s no wonder they to go next door to sometimes put the use the bathroom cereal in the refrigbecause they won’t erator and the milk know where to find in the cupboardmore toilet paper -the bathroom when the roll is cupboard. And it’s

By Dorothy Rosby no wonder they try empty. drosby@rushmore.com On Mother’s six names before Day, we celebrate they get to the one not only all mothers are and do, belonging to the person they’re but all they know. Moms know speaking to. (And some of them the health history, food pref- are names of people down the erences, idiosyncrasies, sleep street.) habits, social calendar, and Moms simply have too much work schedule of every mem- on their minds. They know too ber of the family. They know much. Today I want to focus on everyone’s birth weight, birth one aspect of this great knowldate, and birthday cake prefer- edge: A mother’s amazing inence. And they know the where- stinct for knowing the whereabouts of clothing, electronics, abouts of every family member’s textbooks, and other parapher- belongings, or at least, their unnalia dropped by family mem- shakeable belief that she does. bers who go through the house Mom is the Finder in Chief for shedding belongings like over- the whole family. dressed tourists in the desert.

Every third sentence she With so much to remem- hears from other family mem-

bers begins with, “Have you seen my ...,” as in, “Have you seen my sweatshirt, cellphone, math homework or half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich?”

Sometimes there is an edge to the question, as though the asker really means, “What did YOU DO with my sweatshirt, cellphone, math homework or half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich?” They’re careful though.

They may not know where to find anything in the house, but they do know you don’t insult the locals before you ask for directions.

The Finder in Chief also has exclusive knowledge of the location of all necessities stored in the home. Family members who go through entire rolls of paper towels daily will do without them until mom gets more from the pantry, or the basement, or wherever they’ve been stored

since the family moved into their home 15 years ago. Tissue boxes will remain empty on the shelf until she goes to the cupboard for new ones, even if the whole family has the crud bug.

Children who are normally diligent about hand washing will do without soap until mom refills the soap dispenser. They simply do not know where these things are! And if they do, they’re not saying.

Being the Finder in Chief can be exhausting, which may help to explain the great irony of the job. A mother who has reloaded all the paper product dispensers in the house, then located a missing shoe in the back seat of the car, a science worksheet under the couch, and a contact lens in the carpet, will not be able to find her own car keys.

And there is no one to help her.

Here is my wish for all you Finders in Chief this Mother’s Day. May you manage to impart your great wisdom and skill to your family eventually. But on Mother’s Day at least, might no one ask for it. May you put the milk in the refrigerator and the cereal in the cupboard. And may you find your reading glasses, or your other black shoe, or whatever it is you’re missing. Better yet, may some kind family member find it for you.

(Contact drosby@rushmore. com or see www.dorothyrosby. com. Follow @dorothyrosby.)

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QUESTIONS ACROSS: 1. Brian Shaw coaches them (6,7) 9. Part of Jordan’s atmosphere (3) 10. Stick call that ends the roll on craps (5, 3) 12. No more when the balls’ dropping (4) 13. Short for Nederland (3) 14. Gangster Capone (2) 15. Washer/dryer brand (2) 16. Hitler’s Waffen (2)

17. List of things to eat (4) 19. Someone you used to be with (2) 20. Legal claim on property (4) 21. 420 month (5) 22. Gettysburg state (2) 23. Famous alien movie and craps bet (2) 24. Jamaican music genre (3) 26. Could be dad or grandad’s fizzy drink (3) 28. To slowly get into a pot with a bad

leg(4) 29. Describes King Cole, not Nat (2) 30. Biblical character who did not die (5) 32. Eleven stick call on craps (2) 34. Makes Pepsi jealous (4, 4) 36. Dutch Patriots in Northeast Nebraska (2) 38. Persons with common ancestry (3) 39. Huge poker and baseball event (5, 6)

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6. Britain (2) 7. Half of a C and E on craps (6) 8. Great pizza at this Black Hawk casino (9) 11. Electric car brand in Denver (5) 17. Fruit or big head (5) 18. Donald, you’re fired (5) 22. Type of beer (4, 3)

25. End of a boxing match (2) 26. Left leaning politician, Nancy (6) 27. Politically incorrect Eastern Europeans (6) 31. Au in the periodic table (4) 33. Yoko, married John Lennon (3) 35. Immigration office (3) 37. Hospital drama (2)

Crossword puzzle by Tony Thorpe Answers on page 18 May 6 - 19, 2014

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Gemstones & Minerals

Emerald facts and legends

When emerald color is discussed, the country of origin is often mentioned. Some dealers say they can often tell where a stone comes from just by its color.

There’s a good reason for this. The coloring agents of emeralds can vary from one locality to another. The green of Colombian emeralds, for example, is caused by chromium, whereas Brazilian emeralds are generally colored by vanadium. The coloring agent of light-colored Brazilian emeralds is usually iron.

If Cleopatra were alive today, she’d be amazed at how green and vibrant an emerald can be. None of her emeralds were faceted to bring out their brilliance and sparkle. Most were mottled and heavily flawed. Their color tended to be either pale or drab. Nevertheless, these emeralds were the royal jewels.

The first known emerald mines were in Egypt. They operated from around 330 BC into the 1700s.

Some unconfirmed reports indicate Egyptian deposits might have been exploited as early as 3500 BC.

Egypt was the only significant source of emeralds for Asia and Europe until the 1500s when the Spanish invaded the Americas. Up to that time, it was unknown to the outside world that various Indian tribes in Central and South America had been using extraordinary emeralds in ornaments and ceremonial objects.

These emeralds, which originated from what is now Colombia, were far larger, more transparent, and much greener than those mined in Egypt. During the 16th century, vast quantities of Colombian emeralds entered the European market. The emeralds then made their way to Persia and India and became part of the treasuries of Indian Moguls and Arabian sheiks. Because of the scarcity of green forests and fields in their countries, Muslims have long cherished the color green. In fact, it is the holy color of Islam. The therapeutic effects of green are even recognized today. The use of the standard “hospital green” is based on the ability of green to induce a sense of calm and rest. In China, people working in fine embroidery

factories are encouraged to often glance at green plants and trees to help maintain their eyesight.

According to legend, emeralds were considered to have healing powers when worn. They supposedly cured malaria, cholera and dysentery. They prevented infertility, stillbirths, epileptic seizure and insomnia.

They even served as an antidote against poisons and snakebites.

Additionally, according to legend, emeralds could sharpen the wits, quicken the intelligence and strengthen the memory. When placed under the tongue, it would help people predict future events. If worn as a birthstone it would bring good luck and happiness. It’s appropriate that emerald was chosen as the birthstone for May; its color symbolizes the beauty and promise of nature in the spring of each year.

For more than 400 years Colombia has been the world leader in quality emerald production. The Muzo tribes were the first to mine Colombian emeralds and regarded them as holy stones. Enter the

Live green and be budget wise

You can go green without breaking the bank. It would be nice to buy new fuel-efficient cars, build new environmentally friendly houses and purchase expensive eco-friendly products.

However, this is just not possible for many people who really care about the environment but don’t have the resources to make drastic changes in their lifestyles.

Instead, there are many smaller things that we can all do to live a greener life and perhaps actually save some money. For many years, popular household-hints columnists, such as Heloise, have emphasized the need to recycle, reuse and be resourceful In many ways, a green lifestyle may be a return to simpler living of

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yesteryear. Our thrifty, resourceful pioneers found creative green ways to recycle and reuse things to avoid waste in their households.

They were definitely helping to keep the planet healthy even if they didn’t realize it.

I have been earnestly trying to utilize practical, low-cost tips for environmentally sound living. Here are a few of my eco-friendly suggestions.

For the kitchen

Put lids on pots to avoid heat waste and help foods cook faster.

This is especially good advice for us Coloradans living a mile above sea level where it takes much longer to cook boiled foods. I remember how I had to increase the time to boil

potatoes in Denver when we moved here from Oklahoma.

For the garden

After making a quiche, an omelet or egg-based dish, don’t throw away the empty shells. Instead, crush them up and use them to help your garden grow while recycling what might otherwise end up in the trash.

As they break down, eggshells act like a natural fertilizer, providing plants with valuable nutrients.

Recycle your coffee grounds into a plant fertilizer. They are an excellent free source of nitrogen, an element all plants need. A common misconception about fertilizing with coffee grounds is that it may cause problems because of high acidity. But coffee grounds are close to neutral, with a pH between 6.5 and 6.8, making them a good choice for all plants. Start small by adding 1

Spaniards. It was not until 1555 that one of the Muzo tribe’s mines was found by the Spaniards. In 1558, the Spaniards began formal mining while using the enslaved Muzo people as laborers. Mining the emeralds, along with gold and silver was the easy part; getting it all to Spain was another story. From 1530 to 1800, approximately $8 billion worth of gold, silver and emeralds were mined in these Spanish-American colonies.

The Dutch, English and French openly attacked the treasure fleets. Treasure ships were lost at sea, confiscated by pirates and ravaged by hurricanes. In 1622 all the Spanish ships met in the harbor at Havana, Cuba.

There were 28 vessels in all including the famous Atocha, which was fitted with 20 cannon and more than $400 million in treasure.

There were more than 6,000 emeralds packed in boxes on board. The fleet was 6 weeks behind schedule and left the harbor into the worst part of the hurricane season. On the next day the fleet was overtaken by a fast moving hurricane. A total of 6 ships and 550 people perished that night in the hurricane, including the Atocha. Fast forward to the early 1970s. Mel Fisher and his recovery

operation found the Atocha. They recovered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of emeralds, gold and silver ingots by the ton and copper and numerous rare artifacts.

The Romans believed that gems “ripened.” In describing a stone that was half emerald and half of some other mineral, the Romans referred to the other mineral as gradually turning into emerald and considered the stone “unripe.” This myth was a natural outgrowth of the ageold belief that precious stones actually lived, supported by the idea that tropical heat was essential for the full development of their beauty.

Probably the most famous single piece of emerald-set jewelry in the world is the Crown of the Andes, which includes the Atahualpa Emerald, a 45-carat stone named after the last Inca chief of Peru. During its long history, the English captured the crown in 1650, who held it for only three days. It became a prize of war during the revolution in which Simon Bolivar freed the South American colonies from Spanish domination. The Crown of the Andes contains 453 stones, weighing a total of 1,521 carats. It is now owned by an American businessman and remains in the United States.

Since 1946 synthetic emeralds have been made in the United States. They fluoresce deep red in ultraviolet light, whereas natural emeralds do not fluoresce.

tablespoon of coffee grounds around each plant, lightly working it into the soil once a week. Observe how your plants react and add more each week until they stop showing signs of improvement.

Don’t spray harmful chemical on tomato plants. Instead plant marigolds around tomato plants to avoid tomato worms eating the tomatoes.

This really works.’

necessary. I have found that this works well to save water, and the toilet still flushes well.

Household

Recycle large strong plastic envelopes you receive in the mail by turning them inside out and using them again for mailing. Our prescription drugs come in large white plastic envelopes, which turn, into shiny silver envelopes when reversed. These can be cut flat and used for fancy giftwrapping also.

For the bathroom

Save water by placing a waterfilled mason jar upright in the bottom of the toilet tank. Most toilets use more water to flush than

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Laundry

Save money and energy by using plastic nubby balls (about the size of a tennis ball) to separate your clothes in the dryer, which makes them dry faster and avoids wrinkling and static cling. I don’t need to buy dryer sheets anymore. I bought these handy eco-friendly balls at a dollar store.

Outdoors

Don’t use insecticides to kill ants.

Instead pour several cups of boiling water over the ant dens. If the ants rebuild their dens, repeat this boiling water treatment over their den several times.

Our family digs our own fishing worms and puts the worms in cans containing old coffee grounds. It keeps the worms alive longer and quickly available for sliding on our fishing hooks.

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Auntie Stone Fort Collins’ first female pioneer

Elizabeth Stone was not only a female pioneer of Colorado, but also a powerful force that optimized the pioneer spirit. Widowed twice and left with eight children to raise alone, Elizabeth persevered with determination and the will to succeed. She did so and left her mark on Colorado’s early history and was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in 1988.

Elizabeth Hickok was born Sept.

21, 1801, in Hartford, Conn., to David and Adah Hickok. The Hickok family moved to Watertown, N.Y., in 1805, where Elizabeth was reared and received her education. On Feb. 22, 1824, she married Dr. Ezekiel W. Robbins. The Robbins family traveled by covered wagon with two infant children to the frontier town of St. Louis, Mo. There they established a store, Robbins and Sons, during the booming fur-trade era.

Moving to Illinois in 1840, Ezekiel established his medical practice and became a state representative, of which he served two terms. Ezekiel died on July 25, 1852, of cholera during a horrible epidemic that was sweeping across the western half of the country at the time. Elizabeth received a substantial fortune from her husband’s estate. Yet, the grieving widow was faced to raise their eight children alone.

The single mother raised her family, and at the age of 55, she met Lewis Stone, a widower, whose late wife was also named Elizabeth. The two eventually married in 1857. The Stones owned and operated a hotel in Minnesota, known as the “Stone House,” for a few years before deciding to move west. In 1862, the Stone family crossed the Plains of America, following the South Platte River, by covered wagon.

Arriving in Denver, they purchased land that included 12 lots, a hotel and a restaurant. A portion of this land is now the site of Union Station. Shortly after the land purchase, they happened to make the acquaintance of Dr. Timothy Smith, who was the resident military physician

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at Camp Collins. The good doctor, after learning of the Stones’ hotel experience, invited them to visit the military camp, as their services would be greatly appreciated. Leaving the Denver property in the care of Mr. Stone’s son, the family went on north to the military camp. They liked what they saw and decided to stay.

In 1862, Camp Collins, located along the Cache la Poudre River, consisted of tents and a few cabins. The Rocky Mountain News described the camp as “nothing more than a parade ground and flagpole with three log huts on one side for officer’s quarters, and on the east and west...log barracks for the men.” With such conditions, the Stones were given permission to build a two-story dwelling to serve as the military mess hall, as well as provide quarters for their home.

One month later, the mess hall was opened to the soldiers.

Elizabeth was the first female at Camp Collins. Described as a kind and gracious woman, the soldiers soon nicknamed her “Auntie” Stone.

She immediately established camaraderie with the soldiers and, with

her influence, a sense of community was created which carried over to the future founding of the town.

In 1864, the Stones built the first house at the camp. (This cabin was moved twice in later years and now sits at the Fort Collins Pioneer Museum.) Mrs. Stone ran a mess hall for the soldiers and rooming for officers from this log home.

Lewis Stone died in 1866 and was buried in the Post Cemetery.

Following the death of her husband, Elizabeth, now a widow for the second time, decided to stay in the area and continue operating the boarding house at Fort Collins.

In 1866, her niece, Elizabeth Keays, brought her son to the military post.

Keays started a school in one of the rooms of Auntie Stone’s cabin, thus establishing the first school in Fort Collins.

Auntie Stone was instrumental in the development of the town of Fort Collins. Due to her strong business acumen, she was the only woman included among the original founders of the town of Fort Collins. Her influ-

Auntie Stone’s log cabin is preserved at the Fort Collins Museum.

Trail’s End

Auntie Stone ence was strong and her ideas were unique, a quality inherent in the town today. She became associated with several significant business enterprises.

Shortly after the death of her husband, Auntie Stone entered

Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library

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into a business venture with Henry Clay Peterson. They built the first flourmill in Larimer County, the second in the state, completed in 1868.

The operation was very successful despite two fires.

In 1871, Auntie Stone founded the first brick kiln in Northern Colorado. The first firing provided enough bricks for the first two brick homes in Fort Collins, one of which was her own.

Ever mindful of the community, she contributed to all church causes, regardless of denomination.

She was a leader in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.

On Sept. 21, 1882, friends and family members spanning four generations, gathered at the Masonic Hall to celebrate Auntie Stone’s 81st birthday. Knowing Auntie Stone loved to dance, several young men in the group took turns dancing with her for the entire night’s celebration party. Thoroughly enjoying herself, Auntie Stone not only gracefully danced the night away, at five a.m., she went home and cooked a breakfast for a full house.

Auntie Stone remained healthy and active until her 89th year when she became unable to walk and was confined to a wheelchair. Nevertheless, she remained involved with the many affairs of the city of Fort Collins. From her wheelchair, she cast her vote in the municipal election of 1894. Her last vote was cast the following year; she voted the Prohibition ticket.

Elizabeth Hickok Robbins Stone died Dec. 4, 1895. At the age of 94, her life had spanned nearly a century. When she died, all businesses were closed for the day. Her funeral was conducted by the ministers of the Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian and Baptist churches. As she was laid to rest in Mountain Cemetery, all the church bells in the city, and the old firehouse bell, tolled 94 times, once for each year of her life. The mourners bowed their heads in solemn remembrance of the first female pioneer of their community.

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Rollin’ Dough

Recipes courtesy of McCormick: www.mccormick.com

greased and floured 11x7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Streusel Topping.

Bake 30 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack.

bacon, Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.

Beat eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk. Add milk, mustard, pepper and nutmeg; mix well. Gradually pour into baking dish. Press bread cubes lightly into egg mixture until completely covered. Let stand 10 minutes.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown.

Serves: 12

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Preheat oven to 375°F. For the Streusel Topping, mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and allspice in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.

For the Cake, beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Mix flour and baking powder in medium bowl. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk. Gently stir in blueberries. Pour into

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside. Remove all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet.

Add onion to skillet; cook and and stir 3 minutes or until softened.

Spread 1/2 of the bread cubes in 13x9-inch baking dish. Layer with 1/2 each of the onion, bacon, Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Spread evenly with cottage cheese. Top with remaining bread cubes, onion,

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Coffee Cake: 1/3 cup .........................................butter, softened

1/3 cup....................................... granulated sugar 2 ......................................................................eggs 2 teaspoons ....... McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 1 1/2 cups....................................................... flour 1 tablespoon .................................baking powder 3/4 cup............................................................ milk 2 cups .................................................. blueberries Makes 18 servings.

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